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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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